Soy production, yield and area harvested in USSR
USSR: Soy production, yield and area harvested was 814,000 tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising
Soy production, yield and area harvested in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soy production, yield and area harvested in USSR is 814,000 tonnes, measured in 1991.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soy production, yield and area harvested in USSR peaked at 956,400 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 258,000 tonnes, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 451,222 tonnes | 285,000 tonnes | 586,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 507,300 tonnes | 258,000 tonnes | 780,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 630,520 tonnes | 465,000 tonnes | 956,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 844,500 tonnes | 814,000 tonnes | 875,000 tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Milk per animal 2,270 kilograms per animal (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 29.6% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 29.6% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 69.1% (1991)
- Per capita meat consumption in the United States 11.12 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 33.98 kilograms per hectare (1991)
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 2.22 million tonnes (1991)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.8254 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 356.64 million tonnes (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soy production, yield and area harvested in USSR?
- Soy production, yield and area harvested in USSR was 814,000 tonnes in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soy production, yield and area harvested recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 956,400 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest soy production, yield and area harvested recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,000 tonnes in 1972.
- How does USSR rank for soy production, yield and area harvested?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is soy production, yield and area harvested rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Soy production, yield and area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shown is the change in soy production, yield and area used to grow the crop over time.